Event Organizers
Orienteering club “Kāpa” and “Indulis O-Maps” in cooperation with LOF and Ādaži Municipality Council
Time and Place of the Event
Ādaži Municipality, Event Center – 57.172023, 24.35359
August 30, 2026
Start at 11:00
Event Format
CLUB TEAMS
Orienteering club team relay with 10 competitors across seven legs.
The following restrictions must be observed when forming a team:
- Teams are formed within one club.
- Runners not belonging to any club may join interest groups to form their own team.
- Small clubs are allowed to participate with a joint team, combining participants from no more than 2 clubs or attracting non-club runners.
- If representatives of a specific participant group are not registered in the club (according to the national orienteering database), the club has the right to attract representatives of the respective group from other clubs or non-club runners.
- Participants from large clubs may combine with participants from another club only if at least one full team with No. 1 is submitted from these clubs in the registration system. The remaining club representatives may join together, also attracting non-club runners.
- Cases of uncertainty will be reviewed by the event organizers.
- At least 3 women and no more than 4 participants from MW20-35 groups per team.
- Leg 1 is run by a woman; for the remaining legs, there are no group restrictions for distributing participants across legs. Teams that do not have a participant from the women’s group running the first leg, will start as non competitive team.
| Number of People | Group Restrictions |
| 2 | Any group |
| 1 | Any women’s group |
| 1 | Up to M18 or from M40 or any women’s group |
| 2 | Up to M16 or from M50 or any women’s group |
| 1 | Up to W18, M14 or from W40, M55 |
| 2 | Up to W16, M14 or from W45, M60 |
| 1 | Up to W12, M12 or from W55, M70 |
4FUN TEAMS
Relays for relatives, friends, work colleagues, and other like-minded teams of 4 competitors across three legs.
There are no restrictions on team formation.
Courses
- Terrain – mostly pine forest with dunes.
- Mandatory order courses; course variation/forking may be applied in all legs.
- Before proceeding to the relay hand-over, SI card memory MUST be cleared (CLEAR).
- Handing over the relay takes place first by punching at the finish station and then touching the next participant.
- After the relay hand-over, the next participant takes the map with THEIR number and starts the course.
- In the second, fourth, and sixth legs, two participants perform the courses simultaneously.
- All participants of paired legs may finish only together with their partner, after meeting in a special designated area near the last control point.
- Legs 1, 3, 5, 7 have one final control point; legs 2, 4, 6 have a different final control point.
- The winning team is determined by the fastest crossing of the finish line on the last leg.
CLUB TEAMS
| Leg | Length | Number of Control Points | From spectator leg to finish | Difficulty | Number of participants in leg | Group restric- tions |
| 1 | 4-5 km | … | … | … | 1 | women |
| 2 | 3-4 km | … | … | … | 2 | no |
| 3 | 4-5 km | … | … | … | 1 | no |
| 4 | 4-5 km | … | … | … | 2 | no |
| 5 | 2-3 km | … | … | … | 1 | no |
| 6 | 5-6 km | … | … | … | 2 | no |
| 7 | 6-7 km | … | … | … | 1 | no |
4FUN TEAMS
| Leg | Length | Number of Control Points | From spectator leg to finish | Difficulty | Number of participants in leg | Group restric-tions |
| 1 | 4-5 km | … | … | … | 1 | no |
| 2 | 3-4 km | … | … | … | 2 | no |
| 3 | 4-5 km | … | … | … | 1 | no |
Punching System
Punching with SPORTident. If personal SI card numbers are not provided during registration, rented SI cards will be automatically assigned, and replacing them on site will not be possible. SIAC card rental – 1 EUR.
Please check SI card numbers in the entry system beforehand and correct them in a timely manner.
Changing an SI card number on the day of the event costs 1 EUR.
All control point stations will be enabled in contactless mode. Punching will be possible in both contactless and regular modes.
Readout of Results
After handing over the relay, participants proceed to download results. Participants of legs 1, 3, 5, 7 must read their result in both readout stations (1 and 2). Participants of legs 2, 4, 6 must read their result in one of the readout stations according to their pair number (1 or 2).
GPS Tracking
The first four Club teams of each club will be assigned GPS devices, which the teams must carry during legs 1, 3, 5, and 7. GPS devices can be picked up from 10:00 AM at the finish tent. Team members must hand over the GPS device to the next runner within the team: 1 -> 3, 3 -> 5, 5 -> 7.
Registration
Online team entries open until August 24, 23:59;
Link to registration for Club teams
Link to registration for 4FUN teams
After August 24, only for vacant spots via email at lvkaos@inbox.lv (limited numbers).
Team composition adjustments per leg online until August 28, 23:59.
Changes to team compositions after the specified deadline can only be made for justifiable reasons – participant injury, illness, etc.
Registration is considered a guarantee for full payment of the entry fee.
Entry Fees
Club teams – 130 EUR
4FUN teams – 45 EUR
SI card number change on event day, or team leg change (for justifiable reasons) on event day – 1 EUR
Entry fees can be paid via bank transfer:
Biedriba “Orientēšanās klubs “Kāpa””
Reg. No. 40008021994
O.Vācieša 24-7, Carnikava, LV – 2163
Bank: AS Swedbank
Account: LV93HABA0551032772606
If an invoice is required, please email irita.pukite@kapa.lv
Awards
CLUB teams – top six places awarded.
4FUN teams – lottery.
Other Information
By registering for the event, participants confirm that they do not object to the use of photos and video material taken during the orienteering competition for any orienteering marketing and promotional activities, as well as publication of their personal data (first name, surname) in the entry list and results.